Improvement in sofa-bedsteads



E. LVELL. Svofa-Bedsteads.

N0, 142,249, Patented August26,l87,3.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD LOVELL, OF ST.y LOUIS, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN soFA-BEDSTEADS. y

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 142,249., dated August26, 1873; application filed February 11, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD LovELL, of the city and county of St. Louisand State of Missouri, have invented a certain Improvement inBedstead-Lounges, of which the following is a specification:

My improvement relates to that class of lounges which are dividedhorizontally and theparts hinged together at one side, so as to admit ofopening out to form a double bedstead, and specifically to a lounge madewith a hinged back and with two frame-sections hinged together at back.My improvements consist, iirst, in so constructing and combining theparts that the back, when prostrate, may rest directly upon the floorwithout bearing upon its hinges, and the upper frame section may rest,by its arm or projecting'head, upon the prostrate back, as hereinafterdescribed; second, in combining with two frame sections, hinged togetherat back, a sliding leg adapted to support the foot end of the seat whenopened, as herein explained.

In the, drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the frame-work inits open positionas a bed-the upholstering being removed to Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the improvement in lounge form.

` A is the lower section of the lounge, standing on legs a., in whichmay be set casters. B are cross-bars supporting the bed in the lowersection. O are hinges connecting the lower section with upper one D, sothat the upper section may be folded over backward, as shown in Fig. 1,and the two together form a double i bed. The edges of both sections arecut away at c, and the edges ofthe mattresses are carried over, at c, tomake the upper surface perfeet from side to side. c' is a cross-tie. Eis the back, which is hinged to the section A, near the floor, as at d,so that said back can be folded down upon the iloor and form a base onwhich the upper section D can rest, by its projecting head or arm D',when opened out, as shown in Fig. 1. F is a leg, supporting the outercorner ofthe foot of the section D. This leg is attached to a bar, f,sliding in the end of the section A, between cleats c. G is a hookpivoted to the section D, and taking over a lug, g, which is attached tothe back. This lug has a lip taking over the edge of the back to receivethe strain, which the attachingscrews might be inadequate to resist. Thepurpose of the h ook and lug is to hold the back in the position shownin Fig. 2.

The upper section may, if desired, be made in twoparts, dividedtransversely; and the longitudinal parting between the sections A and Dmay be made at a different angle upon either side of the transversedivision, or at a different height.

In hin ged-back lounges heretofore'made the back has been hinged at sucha height that, when prostrate, it would rest on the iioor by its upperedge, and the inverted seat, resting on the back, would throwconsiderable strain on the hinges of the latter.

In my invention I obviate these objections by adapting the back to liefiat on the floor, and the hinged member of the frame to rest by its armupon the back, instead of by'its seat. I am thus enabled to use a simplerigid arm connected to the upper member of the frame, and dispense withthe use of a hinged arm.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The rigidly-connected seat Dl and arm D', forming the upper member ofthe lounge, hinged at back to the armless lower member A, in combinationwith the back E hinged to the bottom of the frame A, so as to adapt itto lie ilat on the licor and support the rigid arm D', without directcontact of the seat D, all as herein set forth.

2. In combination with the lounge sections A D and back E, constructedsubstantially as set forth, the sliding leg F, as and for the purposeset forth.

EDWARD LOVELL.

AWitnesses:

SAML. KNIGHT, ROBERT BURNS.

